Skip to content

Overview

Tuition $4,656
Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%
Duration 18 months
Accreditor ACEN
A practical nursing program that prepares graduates for NCLEX-PN licensure to provide basic nursing care under the direction of RNs and physicians, supporting health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Career outlook

Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.

Getting in

What Maysville Community and Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • CPR certification
  • Immunizations
  • Background check
  • Drug screen

Selective admission by point sheet; TEAS overall 41.3 or higher (about $70 fee); Medicaid Nurse Aide course within 3 years plus active KY Nurse Aide Registry status; prerequisites with C or higher; in-person AHA or Red Cross Healthcare Provider CPR; one pre-admission conference per cycle (schedule posted early September). College health page lists a January start with applications due October 31 (dated cycle), 3 semesters, Maysville and Rowan campuses.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Maysville Community and Technical College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

5

Application basics

2

Prep courses

1